{
  "id": 10951244,
  "title": "A record-breaking X-ray flash may reveal the birth of a magnetar",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/30/a-record-breaking-x-ray-flash-may-reveal-the-birth-of-a-magnetar",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-09-30T12:27:27.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "ScienceDaily",
    "slug": "sciencedaily",
    "url": "https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2026/09/260930020252.htm"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Astronomers have found strong evidence that some mysterious, minutes-long X-ray flashes are produced when two neutron stars collide and create a magnetar. One record-setting event glowed in X-rays for nearly 10 minutes, potentially opening a new way to find these extreme cosmic mergers.",
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  "coverage": {
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  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}